Integrating your garage door opener into your smartphone using a Particle Photon and the Blynk app. Great Internet of Things project.
Original post from Make Magazine - http://makezine.com/projects/particle-core-garage-door-opener/
Full post on fox.and.hammer - http://www.foxandhammer.com/2015/10/01/smartphone-garage-door-opener-internet-of-things/
I failed to mention I needed to add one more line to the code to activate the D3 pin (see below). It didn't work without it.
Serial.begin(9600);
Blynk.begin(auth);
pinMode(D0, OUTPUT);
pinMode(D3, OUTPUT);
Parts:
Particle Photon
(w/o kit) - $19 - https://store.particle.io/?product=particle-photon
(w/kit breadboard, usb cable, leds, resistor) – $29 - https://store.particle.io/?product=photon-kit
Two Channel Relay - $6.79 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0NTPP4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00
Jumper Wires – $5.71 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MRZSH8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01
Project Enclosure – $5.29 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002BBQUU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01
22AWG Wire - $0 – Already had on hand
Velcro - $0 – Already had on hand
Double stick Tape – $0 – Already had on hand
5V 1A Wall Wort - $8.95 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIBPYZY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01
USB cable – (included in my Photon kit) – Upgraded to longer one during install - $9.99 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JLTUQ1E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
Mini Breadboard – (Included in the jumper wire pack)
Tools
- Smartphone
- Wire strippers and cutter
- Small flathead and phillips screwdriver
- Power drill (for cutting holes in enclosure)
- File to shape enclosure hole
